Terrelle Smith News

Lions receiver Calvin Johnson will start Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks, returning to the lineup after missing two games with a right knee injury.

Wide receiver Calvin Johnson joined quarterback Matthew Stafford at practice today, making it seem likely the Lions will have their top offensive weapons Sunday against St.

If you are going around the Lions' facility or locker room hoping to get a quote from someone about last season's 0-16 debacle, good luck to you.

Bernard Berrian News: Bernard Berrian exited today's game against Detroit after taking a hard hit from linebacker Ernie Sims.

Left guard Daniel Loper is among the inactives for the Lions' home opener today against Minnesota.

Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith was supposed to be the leader of this UTEP defense. He's the Miner back, the hybrid safety/linebacker who is the featured player in the 3-3-5 defense, the spot dubbed the "Brian Urlacher position" after the Chicago Bears star who brought it some attention at the University of New Mexico.

Strange that Sammie Hill, a mountain of a man at 6-feet-4 and 329 pounds, should be scared of such a little thing like a telephone.

Matthew Stafford has impressed the Lions' brass so much, he was drafted first overall and named the starter for the season opener.

Don't expect the 53 players making today's final roster to be the 53 who make the trip to New Orleans next Sunday for the Lions' season opener against the Saints.

Last season, the Lions' run offense struggled, and the team finished 30th in the NFL in rushing yardage.

Exhibition or regular season, Detroit or Indianapolis, Colts quarterback Peyton Manning picks apart the Lions.

At 6-foot, 246 pounds, Jerome Felton was a bruising fullback at Division I-AA Furman.

Terrelle Smith opened some holes for Jerome Felton, and fullback tandem opened some eyes when the Lions showed off their power-run package Saturday against Cleveland.

Running back Aaron Brown ran to his left to catch a swing pass during Lions practice Wednesday.

Kevin Smith will start at running back for the Detroit Lions on Saturday against the Atlanta Falcons, but it appears it'll be fullback Jerome Felton replacing him at some point in the second quarter.

The Detroit Lions appear to be pretty deep at the running back situation, and it will be interesting to see how this plays out during the preseason games.

When the Lions finally donned full pads this week, it meant the players finally could make full-blooded hits.

Rookie running back Aaron Brown, a sixth-round draft pick by the Lions, really didn't show much in the first few days of camp, but that changed this morning.

Terrelle Smith should fit in very well with the Detroit Lions' offense because he's accustomed to not carrying the football and the new coaching staff isn't likely to give it to him.

A few days after losing Super Bowl XLIII, the Cardinals packed up their belongings at their Tempe headquarters, the realists among them knowing they were saying goodbye to that team.